Ratepayers seek answers over giant $15 billion Gregadoo data centre

I really wonder what alternate to the current government Maureen Law is after? I guess another turgid and boring essay will provide an answer?

Keep the faith, Wagga Ratepayers Association. Hopefully, we only have another 18 months before we can oust the current government.

Also confidential is the location of a training school which I suspect is hidden in bush land somewhere in Canberra. Applicants for government positions must attend whereby their brain is removed and it is drilled into them that they are smarter than God and must be obeyed. They are thereafter noted as government employees. And their main role is to cause as much frustration to the population as is humanly possible. They would never be able to get a job in the private sector as this sector is “selective” as to whom they employ.

We can observe now that the top graduates of this school can even reach the positions of PM and Federal Treasurer (now he gets A plus on his report card for trying to cover his mismanagement of our money by blaming the war in Iran and expecting us to believe it). The school must be really proud of this graduate.

Lower grade students are placed as heads of government departments or can attain the position of Mayor of a local Council. However, after some time, and listening to the residents, some of these Councils abandon their training and choose to act in a mature and responsible manner. Wagga Council does not seem to be one of these as previous stories re the homeless in parks can attest. They forget the residents are paying their salaries so therefore are entitled to know the exact details of plans. Stating some information re these plans is confidential is not acceptable to the ratepayers. I suggest beginning a petition in your area.

Despite the PM saying before the last Federal election his government would be transparent I doubt many of these graduates would know how to spell the word, let alone understand its meaning.

And, of course, private sector businesses are understandably out to make a profit. In some cases they are not averse to distorting facts or placing a gloss on their projects. Most of the top management and staff do not live in the area where they plan to erect data centres, wind farms and similar so have no concern how the local residents may be affected. And one never knows what incentive these businesses may have given to Councils to progress their plans.

I suggest you and your colleagues do a Google search and you will find the following……………

* Key Problems with Data Centres.

Extreme Energy Use: Data centres run 24 hours a day and draw massive amounts of electricity, especially newer facilities built to train and power artificial intelligence (AI). This high demand can overwhelm local power grids and raise electricity costs for nearby residents. High energy demands often require regional power plants to burn more fossil fuels, indirectly increasing regional smog and respiratory risks

High Water Consumption: Cooling thousands of hot servers requires millions of gallons of water daily, depleting local water supplies—particularly in dry or drought-prone regions.

Air and Noise Pollution: Facilities often rely on diesel-fueled backup generators for emergency power. Regular testing and emergency use release harmful air pollutants and create disruptive and constant industrial noise.

So much for the rubbish another top graduate from the school – Chris Bowen – is sprouting. How will he explain we now need fossil fuel?

Health impacts: Chronic exposure to low-level environmental noise and sleep disruption can lead to elevated stress, headaches, hypertension, and cardiovascular strain

Few Permanent Jobs: While construction creates temporary building jobs, a finished data centre typically employs only a small handful of permanent workers (often around 50 people)

Distrust of Tech and Secretive Deals: Communities often express deep frustration with local officials who sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) or offer heavy tax breaks to trillion-dollar tech companies without public input. As noted by international reporting in The Guardian, this backlash has grown from a localised U.S. issue into a widespread global conversation.

It’s been impressive just how well communities have organised around this, how educated they have become about the topic, and how many of these projects they have been able to stop. It’s a sort of David and Goliath fight; local communities are pushing back against some of the wealthiest companies in the world. Certainly not every effort is successful. Sometimes, the wealth and power of these companies win out. But many data centre projects have been blocked by local resistance.